Figures from Indeed, the recruiter, show advertised salaries are accelerating in the UK even as they slowed in the eurozone. Real wages have risen by more in 12 months than they did in the previous 16 years, according to the Resolution Foundation. Regular wages are 2.4pc higher than they were …
Read More »Oil rig workers stranded at sea after helicopter pilots go on strike
Hundreds of oil rig workers have been left stranded after helicopter pilots responsible for transporting offshore staff to and from dozens of locations in the North Sea went on strike. The two-day walkout by pilots at Bristow Helicopters, which began at midnight on Monday, will disrupt more than 80 scheduled …
Read More »Former Royal Mail boss seeks to deliver letters by drone
The company’s autonomous drones, which take off and land like an aeroplane, have a 10-metre wingspan and can carry up to 100 kilograms for 1,000km. They would be more likely to be used for bulk deliveries to delivery hubs, rather than dropping letters and parcels at doors. It has secured …
Read More »Unrepentant Bank of England refuses to learn from its failures
Yet if it had so little impact, why did both Switzerland and Japan, which were subjected to the same external shocks but did not see anything like the same degree of money growth, have a less severe inflationary experience? In any case, the Bank of England’s latest Monetary Policy Report …
Read More »888 Changes Name to Evoke in Company ‘Reset’
Posted on: May 14, 2024, 10:10h. Last updated on: May 14, 2024, 10:39h. Online gambling giant 888 has officially changed its name to Evoke. Despite having distinctly girl-band vibes, the rebrand was approved emphatically by shareholders at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, with 284,646,548 votes for to …
Read More »The quirkiest royal warrant holders past and present: From broomsticks and hats to guns and Christmas crackers… as King Charles renews honour for Parker despite leaky pen outburst
When King Charles got visibly upset over a leaking fountain pen just days after his mother’s death, bosses at Parker may well have thought they would have to say goodbye to their royal warrant. But it emerged this month that the monarch has renewed it, allowing the world-famous British pen manufacturer …
Read More »DHL named leader in Gartner third-party logistics report
Royal Mail enhances next-day capabilities with extra parcel sortation machines. May 13, 2024. Receive breaking stories and features in your inbox … Source link
Read More »Tevva prepares to call in administrators while seeking rescue deal
British electric truck manufacturer Tevva has confirmed that it’s preparing to call in administrators while seeking a rescue deal. Tevva has filed a notice to appoint administrators in a move to stave off collapse The Essex-based business has filed a notice to appoint administrators in a move to stave off …
Read More »Dame Jilly Cooper describes receiving royal honour as ‘orgasmic’
The 87-year-old also named The Common Years as her favourite piece of work she has written, after being made a dame for her services to literature and charity on Tuesday. She is chiefly known for her Rutshire Chronicles, which focus on scandal and adultery in upper-class society and an aristocratic …
Read More »Pregnant Gloucestershire teenager obtained pills for illegal abortion, court hears
A Gloucestershire teenager obtained pills for an illegal abortion while six months pregnant, a court has heard. Sophie Harvey is accused of taking the drug to terminate her pregnancy after discovering she was 28 weeks and five days gestation, making it too late for a legal abortion in England. Prosecutors …
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